The NAZIs were, in fact, pagan occultists and race supremacists, highly influenced by evolutionary theory. There is virtually no Christian connection.
I'll never understand why you overplay your hand.
It is absolutely true that many of the top nazi leaders were involved in occultism. But as far as I know there is no indication that they were whole-hearted practicing paganists. They were eclectic debutantes choosing all sorts of different ideas. For some your statement would make Nancy Reagan, who consulted astrologers, a pagan occultist.
Most continued a belief in Xianity and used it to the same extent as any other occult concept. And more to the point, this occultism was not pervasive among all nazis, or the german public, who actualized plans of those leaders. The general populace seemed to have no problem associating Xianity and those plans.
As far as evolution goes, they had its concepts wrong so there was no influence from that theory. They may have appealed to a strawman, but that's the same thing as saying Bush was influenced by leading scientists when he backed ID.
AntiSemitism was a Xian phenomena, so I am unsure where you see no connection at all. It certainly has no basis in evolution.
{AbE: Whoa, forgot to point out that I do disagree that Xianity was responsible for the holocaust. Lots of Xians were, but not the religion itself as there were Xians who opposed it. However, one could certainly say that the holocaust was not incompatible with Xian theology.}
This message has been edited by holmes, 02-14-2006 01:23 PM
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